Landlord Tenant Law Revisions Bill Headed to Governor

House Bill 493 (Landlord Tenant Law Changes) passed the Senate 49-0 on Monday, and then headed back to the NC House for concurrence on Wednesday, where it received a unanimous vote.  The bill now goes to the Governor for her signature.  NC REALTORS® government affairs staff has been working hard on this bill since the 2011 session when it was introduced by, Reps. Julia Howard (R-Davie), John Blust (R-Guilford) and Shirley Randleman (R-Wilkes), at the request of the NC Association of REALTORS® and the NC Apartment Association.


The bill amends the laws related to the landlord-tenant relationship. It has been NCAR’s goal to address several items of importance to our members, including the eviction process timeline which is often extremely lengthy and greatly increases the landlord’s costs which will subsequently continue to increase the cost of housing.